Door stop



June 21, 193s. M. J. SASGE'N ET AL 2,121,490

DOOR STOP 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 10, 1957 June 21, 1.938. l M. J.SASGEN. ET AL DOOR STOP 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 10, 1957 Patented.une 21, 1938 PATENT OFFICE DOOR STOP Michael J. Sasgen and Anthony M.Sasgen, Chicago, Ill., assignors to Grand Specialties Company, Chicago,Ill., a

corporation of Illinois Application March 10, 1937, Serial No. 130,117

6 Claims.

door stops of the lever type and has special reference to improved meansfor yieldingly retaining the stop lever in raised inoperative position,novel means for readily changing the operative length of the stop lever,and simple means for removably retaining a slightly yielding shoe on thefree end of the stop lever.

An important feature relates to means whereby one size of securingbracket can be used in connection with two different lengths of stoplevers.

Other novel features of construction and operation will become apparentfrom the following description and accompanyingv drawings, taken inconnection with the appended claims.

In said drawings:, I

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a stop lever embodying the invention inone form and shown partly in section on the line I-I of Fig. 3;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View similar to Fig. 2 but showing a longer stoplever;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line 4--4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. `5 is a horizontal section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 7 is a vertical section on the line 1--1 of Fig. 2, the rubberenvelope not being shown;

Fig. 8 is a front elevational View similar to Fig. 1, but showing aslight modication of the invention;

Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional view on substantially the line 9-9 ofFig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a horizontal section `on the line I0I0 of Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 isa horizontal section on the line II-II of Fig. 9;

Fig. 12 is a horizontal section on the line I2-I2 of Fig. 9; and

Fig. 13 is a fragmentary front elevation of the base bracket before theprojections are formed The door stop of the invention comprises a stoplever I5, which is pivotally mounted at one end on a bracket I6, by ahorizontal pivot I1 to swing up and down. The bracket I6 is adapted tobe secured to the face of a door I8 at a suitable height so that whenthe stop lever I5 is dropped down, as shown in full lines in Fig. 2. itslower end or` rather a shoe I5' will contact the fioor I9 so that thelever will be positioned at such an inclination as to brace the dooragainst swinging movement towards the lever.

The bracket I6 comprises an elongated base plate 20 provided with tWoparallel forwardly projecting ears 2l at its lower end between which theupper end of the lever I5 is received and it is pivotally retained inplace by a pivot If' which extends through said ears and the upper endof the lever. Y I

At the upper end of the base I6 there are provided a pair of leverretaining projections 22. These projections 22, as shown, project outfrom the lateral edges of the base I6 and are separated enough andslightly flared outwardly, as best shown in Fig. 5, to permit the leveri5 to enter freely between them when the lever is swung up on its pivotIl, to inoperative position as shown in dotted lines in Figs. 1, 2 and3.

The bracket I5 is also provided with securing ears 23, projecting outsideways from the lower end of the base and perforated to receivesecuring screws 24. The base I6 is also provided with a central holenear its upper end for receiving a third securing screw 25.

The lever I5 is a flat, relatively wide lever preferably formed out ofsheet metal and is provided, between its ends, with a transverselydisposed lifter pin 26 which projects out at each end to provide lateralprojections 21 which can readily be engaged by the projecting edge ofthe sole of a shoe to assist in swinging the lever up `from operative toinoperative position.

The projections 21 have the further function of engagement With theholding projections 22 for yieldingly retaining the stop lever I5 in itsinoperative position.'

The projections 22 are rounded on their outer corners 28 and are formedon their lower and upper edges to permit the stop pin Il to be forcedeither under the projections as shown in Fig. 2 or over said projectionsas shown in Fig. 3 and into slight depressions 29.

The portions of said projections dening the inner or rear Walls of saiddepressions 29, as shown at 39, are higher than the front ends of saidprojections and constitute stops to limit the movement of the stop leverI5 to a position free of the base I6 and in such position that the shoel5' will be free of the door and in position to be engaged by the soleof the shoe of the operator when it is desired to free the lever fromthe holding projections 22, and preparatory to swinging the lever downto operative position.

As shown in Fig. 2, the retaining projections 21 are adapted to engagethe lower edges of the projections 22 while in Fig. 5 there isillustrated a somewhat longer stop lever |5 and the retaining stops 21on this longer lever are arranged to engage the upper edges of saidprojections 22. This construction permits the stops on the longer sto-plever to be placed on the stop lever farther from the pivot pin |1 thanon the shorter lever.

'Ihis difference in setting of the projections 21 is enough to set theprojections, on the longer lever, somewhat further from the face of the`door when the lever is in operative position,

in which position the lifting projections 'can more readily be engagedfor lifting the lever.

As explained, the lever I5 is preferably fiat, and it is provided with ashoe I5' on its free end for contact with the floor. This shoe comprisesan inner metal member 3| and an outer envelope 32, which is preferablymade of semihard rubber vulcanized onto the inner metal member 3|. Themetal member 3| is formed with an elongated shank 33 which slidingly tsupon the free end of the lever |5. Preferably the inner metal member 3|has a fiat bottom part 34 which extends forward, as shown, beyond thelever I5 to lengthen the bottom of the shoe and to provide a forwardlyprojecting toe on the shoe andl it also extends transversely beyond thesides of the shank 33 as shown at 34. Thus the bottom 34 provides aprojecting flange or ledge to assist in retaining the rubber envelope 32on the shoe. The inner metal member 3| is preferably formed up out of aflat elongated piece of sheet metal the transverse. middle portionforming the bottom 34 and the two end portions formed into shallowchannel shape which, when formed up into opposed relation, provide thehollow shank 33. The envelope 32 is thicker below the bottom 34 as shownat 35 and is preferably provided with transverse ribs 36 to assist inpreventing the shoe slipping on the floor.

The lower end of the lever I5 is provided with a centrally arrangedseries of holes 31 and the shank is provided in its two lateral sideswith holes 38 and 39, adapted to register with the holes 31 and toreceive a removable holding screw 40 as best shown in Fig. 6. This isfor the purpose of securing the shoe on the lever I5 in differentrelations for the purpose of changing the operative length of the lever.The screw 4|! can be readily removed and the relative position of theshoe changed to lengthen or shorten the length of the lever and then theshoe clamped in its new position by the screw 40. The arrangement of theholes 31 on the lever I 5 and the holes 38 and 39 in the shoe is suchthat when the shoe is arranged in position to make 'the lever of maximumlength the upper-most hole 31 in the lever will not be exposed to Viewat the top of the shank 33. Such arrangement is more sightly than if anyholes in the lever are exposed.

In Figs. 8 to 13 inclusive is shown a slight modification of theinvention.

The device shown in Figs. 8 to 12 comprises a stop lever 4I, mounted asbefore on a bracket 42 to swing'up to inoperative position and Vdownv tooperative position.

In this form of the invention thev lever holdingprojections which retainthe lever in in'' operative position are somewhat different from theprojections 22 already described. In this modified form, lever holdingprojections 43 are formed by forming a longitudinal slot 44 in the upperend of the base 43 of the bracket 42 and then bending the twoprojections 43, thus provided, to project forwardly of the base 45. Theslot 44 is adapted to receive the lever 4|, and the projections 43 areadapted to be contacted by the lifting projections 21 and by whichengagement the lever 4| is yieldingly retained in nonoperative position,The free ends 46 of the projections 43 are slightly curved upwardly. asshown to facilitate the positioning of the projections 21 below them.The slot 44 is of such depth that the bottom 41 of the slot serves as astop to limit the up-swinging of the lever 4| and prevent the lever orits shoe contacting the door.

In this form of the invention we have shown a very simple means ofretaining a rubber foot piece or envelope 48 on the free end of thelever.

As shown the foot piece 48 is circular in horizontal section and is madewith a central hole 49 which extends from its top and downward into thebody of the envelope but ends above the bottom surface thereof.

Such an envelope is adapted to be forced onto the free end of the leverand to assist in retaining it in position, the free end of the lever 4Iis provided with relatively short projections 50 on its front and rearedges and it is split for a short distance by a central cut 5I. Theparts 52 and 53 of the free end of the lever formed by the cut 5I, arethen bent sideways in opposite directions, about the thickness of thelever, as best shown in Fig. 12. This formation serves to hold theenvelope 48 on the lever, once the lever has been inserted into thecentral hole in the envelope, as the wall of the envelope is stretchedtightly around the free end of the lever and the lever has not only thefront and rear projections 50 but also the sidewise projecting endportions 52 and 53.

To brace up the projections 46 and prevent them from being accidentlybent down by the one operating the device there are small braces 54provided. These braces comprise small triangular shaped projectionsformed extending out from the edges of the base plate 45, as best shownin Fig. 13, and then, in completing the bracket 42, they are bentforwardly into parallel relation and in position to lie beneath theouter edge portions of the projections 46.

As many modifications of the invention will readily suggest themselvesto one skilled in the art we do not limit or confine the invention tothe specific details of construction herein shown and described exceptwithin the scope of the appended claims.

We claim:-

1. In a door stop of the kind described, a stop lever, a base upon whichthe lever is pivotally mounted at one end to swing up and down, theupper end of the base divided by a slot to provide two holdingprojections, the projections being bent to project forwardly, the leverprovided, between its ends, with laterally extending lifting projectionsand said lifting projections arranged i to frictionally engage saidholding projections to retain the lever in raised non-operativeposition.

2. The invention as defined in claim l, said holding projections beingslightly vertically yielding for frictionally engaging the liftingprojections.

3. 'I'he invention as defined in claim 1 and means on the base arrangedand adapted to prevent said holding projections being bent down ln e.

4. The invention as defined in claim 1, and braces arranged beneath saidholding projections.

5. The invention as defined in claim 1 and integral braces projectingbeneath the edge portions of said holding projections, said integralbraces being formed inwardly from the lateral edges of the base.

6. In a door stop of the kind described, a stop lever, a baseupon whichthe lever is pivotally 1U mounted at one end to swing up and down, a

member resiliently mounted on the base adjacent its upper end, saidmember being slotted to provide holding projections, the projectionsprojecting forwardly, and the lever being provided, between its ends,with laterally extending lifting projections arranged to frictionallyengage said holding projections to retain the lever in raisednon-operative position.

MICHAEL J. SASGEN.

ANTHONY M. SASGEN.

